| Playing career | |
|---|---|
| 1994–1997 | Northeastern State |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1998–1999 | Northeastern State (QB/WR) |
| 2000 | Kilgore (QB/WR) |
| 2001–2004 | Kilgore (OC) |
| 2005–2006 | Garden City |
| 2007–2018 | Kilgore |
| 2019–2023 | Northeastern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–40 (college) 85–61 (junior college) |
| Bowls | 1–5 (junior college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SWJCFC (2015, 2018) 3 SWJCFC regular season (2007, 2012, 2018) | |
| Awards | |
| SWJCFC Coach of the Year (2018) | |
J. J. Eckert is an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for Northeastern State University from 2019 to 2023. He was previously head coach at Kilgore College in Texas and Garden City Community College in Kansas.[1] Eckert is also the son of long-time Northeastern State head coach Tom Eckert.